Benjamin Howland

Benjamin Howland (27 July 1755-1 May 1821) was a US Senator from Rhode Island from 29 October 1804 to 4 March 1809, succeeding Samuel J. Potter and preceding Francis Malbone. He was a Democratic-Republican.

Biography
Benjamin Howland was born in Tiverton, Rhode Island in 1755, and he served as a tax collector in 1801, town auditor in 1802, and town moderator in 1805. From 1804 to 1809, he served out the rest of the late Samuel J. Potter's US Senate term, and he became a member of the State House of Representatives in 1810 and a state militia general during the War of 1812. He died in 1821.